Sustainability Fair in Chatham

Businesses and organizations promoting a healthy lifestyle and concern for the environment set up tables at the Chatham Farmers Market on Saturday, Sept. 9. The former Green Fair was transformed into the Sustainability Fair starting last year. This year, the theme was "Healthy Self, Healthy Earth," said Janice Piccolo, director of the borough's Community Services Department, who estimated that the crowd was double the usual number who attend the weekly Farmers Market. Sponsors of the fair were St. Barnabas Medical Center/RWJ Barnabas Health, JAG Physical Therapy and ShopRite.

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Steve Carroll, vice chairman of the Chatham Township Environmental Commission, talks to a passerby at the Sustainability Fair.

Nancy Kislin, a family therapist with an office in Chatham, and Borough Council member Len Resto promote the Saturday, Sept. 23 walk to raise awareness about suicide prevention at the Mayor's Wellness and Sustainability Fair on Saturday, Sept. 9.

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Steve Carroll, vice chairman of the Chatham Township Environmental Commission, talks to a passerby at the Sustainability Fair.

Residents talk to borough police officers at a table labeled "Coffee with a Cop."

'Big Jeff,' also known as singer/songwriter Jeff DeSmedt, performs at the Chatham Farmers Market on Saturday, Sept. 9.

Nancy Kislin, a family therapist with an office in Chatham, and Borough Council member Len Resto promote the Saturday, Sept. 23 walk to raise awareness about suicide prevention at the Mayor's Wellness and Sustainability Fair on Saturday, Sept. 9.

The Chatham Emergency Squad held a blood drive at the Chatham Farmers Market along with the Mayor's Wellness and Sustainability Fair.

Among the businesses at the Sustainability Fair were ones offering information about solar panels and other ways to increase energy efficiency.

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